Key, Hairlight and Background Light Practice

[mR_CaESaR]

The only way i can practice studio lights is through these mannequins so please don't laugh

Would love to get some feedback on what i'm doing wrong/right etc.

Here is the key light, a 90cm x 90cm softbox that was metered at f11 1/250.



Here is the background light, a 40 degree grid was used for this, i can't remember what it was metered at.



Hairlight metered at a stop higher then the key light, used a 18 inch beauty dish with a 40 degree grid attached to it.



And finally, all of the three lights when they are put together.



Also had a reflector for fill, i think it metered at f6.3 or maybe even less i really can't remember, there are a few shots that were taken

Lighting setup as follows



Any help, tips would be greatly appreciated as i hope to understand this a lot more so i can actually use real people

[christiand]

Thanks for your post.

Good examples of what you were doing.
There is nothing funny about these mannequins
They don't blink, move or talk and are available 24/7
Where did you get them and how much were they if I may ask.

Cheers
CD

[Spooky]

The dark haired one on the right is hot.




Kidding!

[mR_CaESaR]

They don't blink, move or talk and are available 24/7

Thats exactly what i was thinking

Easy to practise with i guess, but there's nothing like real skin tones and real eyes

Where did you get them and how much were they if I may ask.

I got them from ebay from a this store http://stores.ebay.com.au/proftravel

I think they were 70 for 2, so 35 bux each.

[Ronza]

They don't blink, move or talk and are available 24/7

Hmmm, the perfect woman

What was that background light propped up with btw?

[sirhc55]

It works well

[wendellt]

looking good

i praise this sort of innovation

I started learnign about lighting in a similar way i shot the window fashion displays in available light at night to work out white balance and exposure before i shot runway

and for fashion work i started my lighting knowledge shooting my mums manequins with my sb800

actually working with these manequins is slightly better than working with models they don't have any attitude

[mR_CaESaR]

What was that background light propped up with btw?

I'm pretty sure that shot in particular was with a 40 degree grid from a barndoor kit.

If not, its definitely a background reflector (those are the only two attachments i've used for the background light.

looking good

i praise this sort of innovation

thanks.

actually working with these manequins is slightly better than working with models they don't have any attitude

hahaha, thats what i was thinking, however they arn't good to look at